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			<h2 class=title>Teaching and Practice of Dechen Monlam</h2>
			<h3 class=sub>The Aspirational Prayer to the Realm of Great Bliss, Dewachen </h3>
Dechen Monlam was composed by Karma Chakme, the 17th century great
mahasiddha. Karma Chakme Rinpoche, who lived at the time of the Tenth Karmapa,
was one of the most highly realized and accomplished individuals in scholarship
and meditation of the time. In Namthar: The spiritual Biography of Karma Chakme
Rinpoche, he told of his close karmic affiliation with the great terton Mingyur Dorje,
"Mingyur Dorje and I have had a very close relationship as teacher and student over
hundreds of past rebirths." According to Mingyur Dorje, Karma Chakme is an
emanation of Chenrezik, non-differentiated from Karmapa Himself. During his time,
Karma Chakme was not only the principle scribe and teacher of the Namcho terma
revealed by Mingyur Dorje, he was also the author of many quintessential teachings
from Palyul Nyingma, such as, Buddhahood in the palm of the Hand and The union of
Mahamudra and Atiyoga.
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His Holyness Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche had emphasized both Mahayana and
Vajrayana teachings, whereupon urging his disciples to vow for rebirth in
Dewachen. Not only had he stressed the importance of Pureland practice to all
Vajrayana students, he even advised the Dzogchen practitioners to also practice
Dechen Monlam to assure themselves of the ultimate realization. His life experiences
were a manifestation of such heart-felt teaching and an inspiration to his followers.
HH Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche had also urged his followers to recite the holy name
of Amitabha, promised to lead all beings who had completed one million times of
recitation to a swift rebirth to Dewachen. He made it a convention to gather around
thousands of sangha in his renowned Serta Larong Five-Sciences Buddhist Institute
to practice Dechen Monlam every Fall. It has become and maintains as one of the
biggest annual events held in the institute. The Venerable Yangthang Rinpoche also
advised to disciples who attended his Thousand-Buddha empowerment, he
announced that closed to a hundred millions of people in this kalpa have
successfully taken rebirth in Dewachen! We should all be aspired and committed to
rigorous practice!
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				Time : October 13 Saturday and October 14, Sunday,  10:00am - 5:00 p.m. <br>
				Teacher : Lama Drimed Lodro. <br>
				Language : Mandarin with English translation<br>
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			<h2 class=title>Dechen Rang Dharma Center Ceremony of Inauguration</h2>
			<h3 class=sub>Namcho Terma Amitabha Empowerment </h3>
				The true meaning of empowerment is to ripen and bring practitioners into suitable vessels, so that they will be bestowed blessings from the lineage masters once they commit to practice. Namcho of the Nyingmapa Palyul Lineage is known as the space treasures revealed by Terton Mingyur Dorje. With this empowerment, we hope to lead all participants to the path of knowing Amitabha's immeasurable aspiration and the incalculable merits of His Pureland, thus aspiring to practice and take rebirth in Dewachen.
			<h3 class=sub>Dudjom Lingpa Tersar Green Tara Empowerment </h3>
				Empowerment Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1904) was a sage born in western Tibet. He was one of many great Terton prophesied by Guru Padmasambhava, also the previous incarnation of H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche. Green Tara is the mother of all Buddhas and also held as the deity of enlightened activities. Practicing Green Tara will bring about eight common and eight uncommon great accomplishments, totaled 16. The conceivable accomplishments include the wish-fulfilling results in both worldly and Dharma activities. The inconceivable accomplishment is the ultimate realization of the wisdom of emptiness, which is the absolute nature of Green Tara. We pray that all will make connection with Green Tara, and enjoy both conceivable and inconceivable success. 
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				Time : September 30th, 2007 Sunday,  10:00am - 6:00 p.m. <br>
				Teacher : Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche. <br>
				Language : Tibetan with English and Mandarin translation<br>
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			<h2 class=title>Dechen Rang Dharma Center </h2>
			<h3 class=sub>Setup for coming grand opening</h3>
			Please join the great opportunity for merit accumulation that helping the setup of center
			for the grand opening.
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				Time : September 29th, 2007 Saturday,  2-5 p.m. <br>
				Teacher : Lama Drimed Lordro<br>
				Language : English/Tibetan/Mandarin<br>
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			<h2 class=title>Dechen Rang Dharma Center Cleaning </h2>
			<h3 class=sub>Cleaning for coming grand opening</h3>
			Please join the great opportunity for merit accumulation that helping the cleaning of center
			for the grand opening.
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				Time : September 23th, 2007 Sunday,  10 a.m-5 p.m. <br>
				Teacher : Lama Drimed Lordro<br>
				Language : English/Tibetan/Mandarin<br>
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			<h2 class=title>Wrapping of Buddhist Scriptures</h2>
			<h3 class=sub>Wrapping of Buddhist scriptures for center</h3>
			Lama Drimed needs a few hands to help wrapping a great number of Buddhist scriptures --
			. It is a very rare chance to be part of this meritorious project, so come join us and
			rejoyce the great blessing for having such invaluable collection in Dechen Rang.
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				Time : Sunday, July 29th, 2007 10:00 a.m. <br>
				Teacher : Lama Drimed. <br>
				Language : English/Mandarin<br>
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			<h2 class=title>Bestowing empowerments of Guru Drakpo (wrathful guru) and 21 Dzambala</h2>
			<h3 class=sub>Guru Drakpo empowerment from the terma of Dorje Dechen Lingpa</h3>
				Wrathful Guru Rinpoche is a very secret yet potent practice.  Not only this practice 
				will guide us towards ultimate liberation, it is a particularly powerful method to 
				pacified hindrances, demonic affliction, mental obscuration, and avert disturbance from 
				negative entities.  It is extremely auspicious to receive this empowerment directly 
				from the terton himself.
				<h3 class=sub>21 Dzambala empowerment from the Space Treasure (Nam Cho) of Terton Mingur Dorje</h3>
				Wealth practice of Dzambala is a skillful Vajrayana method to perfect the Paramita 
				of generosity.  It is a method that can systematically bring one towards realizations;
				also, it will restore prosperity and rejuvenate vitality among humans and the elements.
				According to Terton Mingur Dorje, Padmasambhava appeared in various aspects of Dzambala
				and transmit this very unique practice as a mind revelation of Nam Cho.  Thus, the blessing
				and potency of this transmission is remarkably powerful.
				
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				Time : December 29th, 2006 Friday,  2-5 p.m. <br>
				Teacher : Venerable Yangthang Tulku Rinpoche. <br>
				Language : Tibetan with English and Mandarin translation <br>
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